Professional Courses and Certificates

Sometimes continuing education is desired in order to energize a career or boost a job search. ASL's Certificate program is geared towards providing students with practical knowledge that will help them achieve these goals and more. Certificate courses may be offered as one or two-week concentration courses, evening and/or weekend courses, online via our online learning platform Sakai, broadcast to the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, or as semester-long courses. While a student can take as few courses as s/he desires, in order to receive the Certificate, the student must complete 12 credit hours by taking any of the courses listed below. By completing a minimum of 12 and maximum of 15 credits, students can receive a Certificate showing a level of expertise in the subject matter. A Bachelor's degree is required in order to receive a Certificate.

Students have the option of taking the courses individually based upon interest and without the need to take the final project/exam, or taking the courses and also completing the final project/exam if the student wishes to apply the credits towards or might later desire enrollment into the Master's in Legal Studies (MLS) program. To find out about upcoming course offerings and to register, pleaseclick here.